The sixth annual open studios known as Art on the Hill, celebrating the artists and artisans of the Wentworth Dennett School in Kittery, Maine, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. Look for the big yellow chair at 78 Government St. in Kittery at the intersection of Route 1.

The sixth annual open studios known as Art on the Hill, celebrating the artists and artisans of the Wentworth Dennett School in Kittery, Maine, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. Look for the big yellow chair at 78 Government St. in Kittery at the intersection of Route 1. Artists include Dennis Perrin, Lisa Noonis, Haidee Soule Merritt, Barbara Edelman, Jill Belilah, Bruce Iverson, Fran Mallon, Randie Olofson, Christine Alexander, Heather Lewis Rocray and Joann Portalupi. Jewelry designers include Blair Labella, Sara Dulong, Erin Moran and Maureen Fisk. Printmaker Celeste Lambert will display her most recent intaglio prints, alongside new designs from the Oculus Jewelry line. Sculptors include David Rocray, stone sculpture by Thomas Berger of Green Art and Trisha Coates. Ellie Kirkpatrick will show pastels, watercolors, and canvas floorcloths, while Riverside Pottery, Diosa Botanicals and Fun Fakes and Funky Finds Jewelry sell their wares. For information contact Abby Platt at abbyplatt@comcast.net.

The seventh annual arts and craft show and sale by Designing Women, a craft guild featuring an all-woman membership since 1991, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth. The show will feature fine work by area artists. All proceeds taken in at the door in the form of a $2 donation will be given to A Safe Place. Lunch will be served by South Church’s Sr. Youth Group, featuring their famous Gypsy Soup. For information, contact Kari Prichard, (207) 363-8163 or Janice Plourde, (207) 363-5372. Designing Women logo by Evie Winter.

Stratham is hosting its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Stratham Traffic Circle. There will be carols and the lighting of the tree. Coffee, hot cocoa and cookies are at the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department on Winnicutt Road following the ceremony.The Seabrook Lions’ annual tree lighting outside Town Hall is Saturday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Seabrook. All are invited.

The Makem and Spain Brothers carry on the tradition of ushering in the holiday season at the Rochester Opera House at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29. Five strong vocalists playing multiple instruments engulf the audience in an amazing wall of sound like no other Irish folk group in the world today. The powerhouse quintet with electrifying on stage chemistry captures the pure, true essence of traditional Irish folk music. Call 332-1992 or stop by the ROH box office, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, to reserve your tickets ($18/$16) or reserve online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

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